crypto-validates (npm) · Malicious Code
Affects crypto-validatesSource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove crypto-validates and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 10 Sep 2026, 13:38 UTC
Malicious package
Published to npm · OSV MAL-2026-16085
What to do
Remove crypto-validates from every project, lockfile and image that pulls it in. Treat any host that installed it as compromised: rotate the credentials, tokens and keys it could read, from a clean machine.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| npmcrypto-validates | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
The npm package crypto-validates@0.0.2 contains malicious code that exfiltrates data by base64-encoding input to its validate function and sending it, along with random bytes generated by crypto.randomBytes, to a remote server. The package does not execute code on install or import, but performs data exfiltration on the first function call. It is published by the same author as other suspicious packages. Systems with this package installed should be considered fully compromised.